Seasons greetings !

Christmas wishes sent in by Willeke! 

Hosta holidays!

Wishing you hosta wishes this holiday season!

Hosta Quiz 6 !

and other hosta related stuff!

You can read it in The Dutch Hosta Society's

Winter publication of Het Hosta Blad !

 Summer hosta garden tour and leaf show, 

Autumn hosta garden tour,

What's happening at Hosta Valley and 

what's in a hosta name!  

Also hosta dates for 2019 !

Hosta days and frosty nights!

 Thanks Nieske for the photo's!

Despite the cold, the volunteer work party rounded off

2018 at Het Gazebo in Diepenheim! 

See you next year!

One surprise in the hosta garden!

There are still hosta things to do this winter!

The Dutch Hosta Society's winter 2018 publication!

Hosta quiz 6 ....coming soon!

Catalogues to study, websites, plans!

Wishing you hosta times !

Winter won't be boring!

18 C today!

Autumn in a hosta garden!

As we enjoy a gorgeous Autumn day, 

there are a lot of things on the Winter " to do" list

 thanks to the November AHS eNewsletter !

The Hosta Registry Website(click here) update is completed! Wow! Go take a look! 

Go Hostas ! by Warren Pollock highlights the Big Leaf Contest.... Condition of the leaves is not important. They can have slug and hail damage and tears—and often do. Have to like that!

Something for Clint Eastwood fans...The Mule, a new movie coming to the big screen this winter! Why? Whats the connection? More info to follow in the next AHS eNewsletter!

And for a good read this Winter Jim Henry as written a book and it's out on Kindle !

Plus all the great photo's, inspiring articles and information in this months issue of the AHS eNewsletter, we will certainly enjoy being inside! 

Het Gazebo !

We're enjoying gorgeous Autumn weather! 16 C today!

The volunteers were weeding, weeding, weeding in Diepenheim!

And enjoying the day out together! Gardeners! 👍

An art sculpture popped up across the street!

It's part of Art moment Diepenheim(click here) 

We're back on Wednesday, the 21st of November!

24 C !

Thursday October 11th and we're at 24 C !

The Hosta golden wave is passing through!

Time to plant a few Spring bulbs !

Give your hosta garden a touch of early colour!

We're still active outside....

Het Gazebo .... Wednesday 17 October !

Indian Summer !

25C! Sunny and a warm wind in Diepenheim at Het Gazebo!

This past month has seen perfect growing conditions for weeds!

What a difference from when we left here last month!

The volunteers enjoyed the weather and kept at it!

There is still time to enjoy hosta leaves in a vase!

We'll be here next month! Wednesday  October 17th!

A meeting !

The Dutch Hosta Society Committee meeting

was held at Trompenburg(click here) this afternoon!

After a tour to check out their Hosta collection

and an agenda that kept us busy planning 2019

we're looking forward to celebrating

The Dutch Hosta Society's 30th Anniversary next year!

There is still lots to see this month at Trompenburg!

September Garden Tour ! Today!

The Dutch Hosta Society visited 2 gardens in North Brabant!

It was a gorgeous day! 6C this morning! 20C this afternoon!

First stop Garden in the woods(click here) 

Coffee, Dutch apple pie, friendly faces! Let's enjoy!

 Honorary member Piet Vriend with Hosta' Piet Vriend' 

 Here's a close up of the specially designed pin for Piet!

 For a birds eye view of the garden click here !

Lots of great ideas! Have to see how this one grows!

Thanks Hannie and Wim Guns for the hospitality!

 The second garden was about 7 km away !

 At least 1,200 hostas! And great ideas too! 

What a way to spend an afternoon in September!

 Thanks to Auctioneer masters Jannes and Ben
the Autumn auction was a great success!

 Laughs, bidding, hostas and a few other things

brought in a few extra Euro's for the " vereniging" !

 A photo with Piet!

 Hosta! The Friendship plant!

 Next time you make a flower arrangement,

try adding a hosta leaf in a creative new way!

Thanks Mrs. Bergerhof for sharing this idea!

And if you missed the list!

Thanks Mr. Bergerhof!

September in a hosta garden, after the Summer we had,

was a special treat to us all! Thanks for welcoming us in!

Hosta plans for September !

We have had the warmest Summer in 300 years!

But there are still a few Hosta activities to do!

There is one more chance to visit Hof te Ruurlo (click here) !

 Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 September!

The Dutch Hosta Society hosts their September garden tour
Saturday the first of September 

is in the Dutch province of Noord Brabant! 

Gardens in Maarheeze and Cranenedonck!

See you there!

Don't you just love it....

When a plan comes together!

With a little extra TLC....

Het Gazebo managed to get through the heat wave

and 300 mm less rainfall than what normally falls !

Looking pretty good for the first half of the day!

Het Gazebo and Monomet had a visit from Mrs. Mulkers today!

Is was wonderful to hear Mrs. Mulkers share a few 

special moments about Mr. Urbain Mulkers!

We were each presented with the book Urbain Mulkers!

Thank You so much for your time and generosity! 

This girl loves to weed !

 Where are the weeds?

By the end of the afternoon

 Het Gazebo and Monomet were weed free!

We're back on Wednesday,  the 19th of September!

Hostas and Garlic !

If you're ever in Limburg !

A great selection of hostas and French smoked garlic is in!

Get it while it lasts! The garlic is for eating! Tastes great!

Het Hosta Veldje(click here) !

Thanks for all the information and help Theo!

Almost August !

Summer in The Netherlands!

Warmest July 26th on record! The warmest night after that!

A heat wave! 36 C yesterday! A cooler, 25C today!

The last open hosta days at Hosta Paradise this weekend!

Even Hosta plantaginea 'Grandiflora' is in boom!

A few familiar faces! A few new hostas!

See you there next year! 

As tough as nails!

 The volunteers! The hostas! And the weeds at Het Gazebo!

"You could probably fry an egg on it!" It was that warm!

 A bit of shadow, lots of weeds at the start of the day!

Big smiles and a lot less weeds at the end of the day!

A job well done! Thanks!

Every section has been photographed!

Plans are in the making! Charts and graphs! 

Het Gazebo is getting a "leaf lift" this Autumn !

After all that dusty air, time for refreshments !

Please do have a seat!

Love these new cushion covers at the cafe! 

Next month were back on THURSDAY the 16th!

It's July!

July 17th! Where does the time in a Hosta garden go? ! :)

Our weather outlook for the rest of the month(click here)

It's very sunny and dry here in The Netherlands!

The latest AHS Hosta Journal has just arrived by post!

Let's see what hosta fun there still is to do this month...

Looking for volunteers....head over to Het Gazebo tomorrow!

Hosta Paradise open days July 27th and 28th (click here)

open days in Ruurlo July 28th and 29th !

Hosta Days this weekend!

at The Klein Plantage (click here) !

Meet Jannes and the others  in Eenrum!

or visit Hosta Paradise (click here) 

and meet Marco in Ter Aar! 

Happy Hosta weekend !

Driest June ever on record!

 Here! In The Netherlands!

Land of  dyke's, water management and known

for its below sea level land mass! 28C today!

Traveling east today to Halle, Gelderland!

If you can't find it, just ask!

There's always room for one more!

What a great place to spend a few hours !

Hosta Paradise Open Days(click here)

A slug on the go !

Almost there! On the way to the nearest hosta!

Have you ever wondered how a slug arrived at its destination?

Here's how !

Click on the arrow to watch this amazing video!
Thanks Marjos for sending this video!

Three years on ....

at Het Gazebo in Diepenheim !

What a fantastic day!

 Last weeks low temperature was today's high! 18C

 This made for a great day out to weed around the hostas!

By late afternoon it was time for Hosta Happy hour!

Let's celebrate! Cheers!

There are a lot of great plans and ideas for Het Gazebo!

A greener hosta enhanced future here! 

 Today is also National Weed Your Garden Day ! (click here)

Did you get out and enjoy your hosta garden?

We're back here at Het Gazebo on the 18th of July!

Join in the weeding, fun, laughter and friendship!

That's what the hosta friendship plant is all about!

Hosta Days!

at Hosta World in Barneveld (click here) !

This annual hosta event sure attracts familiar faces!

Including an International list of visitors!
Thanks Jan van den Top for another great year!

Need more hostas? Of course you do!
See you at Fransen Hostas in Ter Aar June 22 & 23rd !